Questions tagged [gravity]
Gravity is an attractive force that affects and is affected by all mass and - in general relativity - energy, pressure, and stress. Prefer newtonian-gravity or general-relativity if sensible.
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When is it appropriate to say Newtonian gravity is a force? When is it not appropiate? [closed]
Please help me understand the notion of force when it is applied to Newtonian gravity. From my understanding forces in physics involve interactions with at least 2 objects and can cause an ...
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Thought experiment regarding gravity
Let there be a mass $M$ which is a spherical shell of radius $R$.
Now the Gaussian flux about a enclosing sphere of radius $r$ where $r>R$ will be proportional to $M$ or $GM$ (where $G$ is the ...
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Can gravity radiate?
In electromagnetism, when a charge accelerates, it emits radiation. We know this because we can write the retarded potentials, apply $\vec E=- \nabla V-\frac{\partial \vec{A}}{\partial t}$ and $\vec B=...
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Why does a ball bounce back even when it is released and not thrown?
So according to my understanding when we thrown a ball towards ground we apply an additional amount of force which results in an acceleration greater than the one due to earth. When this ball reaches ...
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How does a mass that's dropped when strung by an inelastic, slack string continue its motion? [closed]
Say a mass is connected to a light, inextensible string of length $l$. The other end of the string is fixed to a point O. If initially, the mass is kept at a horizontal distance of $\frac {l}{2}$to ...
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Definition of the gravitational constant in 1+1 gravity
In this paper, the author formulates a $(1+1)$-dimensional theory of gravity by taking the trace of the Einstein equations
$$\left(1 - \frac{D}{2}\right)R = 8\pi G_D T,\tag{2}$$
(where $G_D$ is the ...
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Is the Planck mass the "lower limit" for gravity?
The Planck units are often treated as being the "lower limits" to things: the Planck length for length, the Planck time for time, etc.
But the Planck mass, which is about $2.2\times10^{-5}$ ...
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Dual of Newtonian gravitational field
In the static state, the laws of Newtonian gravity and Coulomb force have exactly same formulas,
$$F = K \frac{A_1A_2}{r^2}.$$
In the electrical case, moving materials produce a field, say a dual ...
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Detailed derivation of ESCK gravity and Extended Friedmann Equations with Torsion
Do you know a textbook on the Einstein-Cartan-Sciama-Kibble theory of Gravitation and its application to derive Extended Friedmann Equations with Torsion, which shows the calculations in detail?
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Aren't there only 3 fundamental forces? [duplicate]
I have heard that there are 4 fundamental forces: Gravity, Electromagnetism, the Strong Nuclear Force and the Weak Nuclear Force. But I have also heard that gravity is not a force at all, it is simply ...
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Is spacetime flat inside a spherical shell?
In a perfectly symmetrical spherical hollow shell, there is a null net gravitational force according to Newton, since in his theory the force is exactly inversely proportional to the square of the ...
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Which of Kepler's laws would remain true if the force of gravity were proportional to the product of squares of each masses?
I was asked this question recently on which of the Kepler's Three law would remain if we changed the force of gravitation to be proportional to the product of squares of each masses instead of just ...
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How could I calculate the time it will take for light and mass to go towards a black hole and come back, to and from constant radial distances?
If you have a "perfect mirror" and a "perfect trampoline" at some constant distance outside a black hole's event horizon:
a) How would a shell observer at some distance farther ...
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Stars that have fairly high gravitational redshift and calculation of their surface temperature by Planck emition spectra?
How high can the ratio between gravitational redshift and planck emition spectra be depending on the mass of the star so by how much this gravitational redshift could elongate the Planck spectra of ...
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Why does space "spring back" after mass has passed through it?
A comet travelling through space bends the space around it due to its mass. But after it has passed, the space is no longer curved. Why does it do this? Compare for example, the rut left in soft ...
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